Its not racist at all. Leon is actually a wonderful person. If you understood the south african Afrikaaner culture you would understand how passionate we are about the african people. The african and afrkaaner is what makes South Africa
It took me a while to figure out: Nooit hoef jou kinders wat trou is te vra: Wat beteken jou vlag dan Transvaalia (Never have to ask your married children: What does your flag mean, Transvaalia)
That was 'Die Vlaglied' or the Flag Song. Your faithful children Will never have to ask: What does your flag mean, Transvalia? Transvalia was an imaginary, semi autonomous, province in what would become the new South Africa, a last bastion of Apartheid. The release of the film predates the first democratic election of 1994 and actually got quite a few predictions right.